Ramanantsoavana wool lemur

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Ramanantsoavana wool lemur
Systematics
Order : Primates (Primates)
Subordination : Wet-nose primates (Strepsirrhini)
Partial order : Lemurs (Lemuriformes)
Family : Indriiformes (Indriidae)
Genre : Woolly lemurs ( Avahi )
Type : Ramanantsoavana wool lemur
Scientific name
Avahi ramanantsoavani
Zaramody et al., 2006

The Ramanantsoavana woolly lemur ( Avahi ramantsoavani , Syn . : Avahi ramanantsoavanai ) is a primate species from the lemur group . It was only described in 2006 as a separate species from the eastern woolly lemur .

Ramanantsoavana lemurs reach a head body length of around 28 centimeters, the tail measures around 32 centimeters and their weight is around 1.0 kilograms. Their dense, woolly fur is gray-brown on the upper side - often with a reddish tint and light gray on the underside. The inside of the thighs is whitish. The tail is longer than the body, it is bushy and reddish in color. In contrast to the top of the head, the face is only covered with short hair, the eyes are large and the muzzle is short.

Like all lemurs, Ramanantsoavana woolly lemurs only occur in Madagascar , where they inhabit the rainforests on the east coast. The exact extent of its range is not known, so far the species is only known from the Manombo reserve in the southeast of its home island. Little is known about the way of life of this newly described species; it probably corresponds to that of the other woolly lemurs. As a result, they are nocturnal tree dwellers who climb and jump vertically, feed primarily on leaves and live in monogamous family groups.

Their degree of risk is also unclear. The IUCN lists the species under “too little data available” ( data deficient ).

literature

  • Russell A. Mittermeier , Jörg U. Ganzhorn, William R. Konstant, Kenneth Glander, Ian Tattersall , Colin P. Groves , Anthony B. Rylands, Andreas Hapke, Jonah Ratsimbazafy, Mireya I. Mayor, Edward Louis jr, Yves Rumpler, Christoph Schwitzer, Rodin Rasoloarison: Lemur Diversity in Madagascar. In: International Journal of Primatology. 29, 2008, ISSN  0164-0291 , pp. 1607-1656.
  • R. Andriantompohavana, R. Lei, JR Zaonarivelo, SE Engberg, G. Nalanirina, SM McGuire, GD Shore, J. Andrianasolo, K. Herrington, RA Brenneman and EE Louis jr .: Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the woolly lemurs, Genus Avahi (Primates: Lemuriformes). In: Special Publications of the Museum of Texas Tech University. 51, 2007, PDF .

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